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title: Resource Programs
slug: resource-programs
createdAt: 2025-09-25T13:29:49.436Z
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With this function, you can make sure that **only jobs with the** **same requirements **are processed together on one resource.
*Example: *EU orders cannot be mixed with US orders on the same machine. 

# How Resource Programs work 

- Set up Resource Programs in [Configuration](docId\:dGjLWrhMESeuQNVBZx2RP)

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- Assign Resource Programs to a Resource in the Resource [Master Data](docId:8jl6suyWPV2v2VlvenGEA).

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- In the Article [Master Data](docId:8jl6suyWPV2v2VlvenGEA) , assign a **Resource Program** either:

**Per Article** (applies to <u>all</u> Work Steps of that Article)

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o&#x72;**&#x20;Per Work Step** (based on the Resource selected)

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If a Resource was not tied to any Resource Programs, **all Resource Programs can be chosen**.
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### Rules to remember

1. If no **Resource Program** is set at item or Work Step level → the resource can run any job.
2. A **Work Step** setting always beats a&#x6E;**&#x20;Article&#x20;**&#x73;etting.
3. A&#x6E;**&#x20;Article** setting applies to all **Work Steps**, unless a Work Step has its own program.
4. The system only schedules **Work Steps with the same Resource Program** together when a resource handles multiple jobs.